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www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hRBbjlZ-Zx7U7TfzOguY90zE6gyAD9C0C69O0Ohno wins 1,000 at short track World Cup(AP) – 1 hour ago
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Apolo Anton Ohno is certainly going to the Winter Olympics. He's eager for the rest of the skating team to start preparing.
Ohno won the 1,000 meters at the short track speedskating World Cup on Sunday, beating South Korea's Lee Jung-su in the final. It was the final day of qualifying for spots at the Vancouver Games.
"I feel great and I'm really excited about the next three months we have to train," Ohno said. "We all realize now what we need to do and realize the steps we have to take to be at our best at the Games."
The announcement on which skaters will be competing in each distance will not be made until January, according to Peri Kinder of USA Speedskating.American Katherine Reutter finished second in the women's 1,000 behind Meng Wang of China. Reutter and Ohno each have a second place World Cup ranking in the 1,000.
"The (International Skating Union) has to review all the results, and each team's coaches will have to decide who will be skating where over the next couple of months," Kinder said.
The U.S. team faced a lot of adversity during the final World Cup as a number of team members had to be replaced by alternates because of sickness and injury.
"Jessica Smith, Jeff Simon, Anthony Lobello and Charles Leveille all came as the alternates, and they skated very well," said Simon Cho, a member of the U.S. men's team who was ill through the first three days of competition. "They helped the team qualify for all the positions."
Cho skated in just one event all week, the men's 5,000-meter relay on Sunday.The U.S. team finished fourth behind Korea, Canada and China in the overall 5,000-meter World Cup relay standings after its silver medal finish in Sunday's final. Travis Jayner, Ohno, Cho and Lobello comprised the American team.
"We're getting into the finals, we're putting people up on the podium, and that's awesome," he said.
Reutter said Wang has been dominating the 1,000 distance for two years, and that she has a big challenge ahead of her.
"The Chinese skaters accelerate so quickly, and I think I skated a little bit too safely, and wish I had been more aggressive," Reutter said.
"It feels fantastic to be second overall in the rankings, and my goal is first place at the Olympics," Reutter added.
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www.examiner.com/x-22008-Olympics-Examiner~y2009m11d15-USA-Short-track-speed-skaters-continue-winning-back-at-homeUSA Short track speed skaters continue winning back at homeNovember 15, 9:29 PMOlympics ExaminerTom Burke
The United States Olympic Short Track Speed Skating team landed on the medals podium four times at this weekend's ISU World Cup event in Marquette, Michigan.
Apolo Anton Ohno, winner of five medals in past Winter Olympics Games, proved that he is ready for the Vancouver Olympics.
The versatile Ohno edged out Jung-Su Lee by just .03 seconds in the 1000 meter race to win the gold. He also earned a silver in the 1500, and led the 5000 meter relay team (Anthony Lobello, Simon Cho, Travis Jayner) to a runner-up finish to the Canadian team.And, if it were not for a controversial call that disqualified him from the 500 event, he very well could have repeated his victory from last weekend's World Cup competition in Montreal. "I didn't agree with that. If you're way in front of the person and there's no contact, you know, I have the right of way. There was no bumping or anything like that," said Ohno in a Journal-Sentinel interview.Katherine Reutter, a two-time U.S. overall champion earned a silver medal in the 1000 race - finishing just .08 seconds behind China's Meng Wang. She also placed fourth in the 500 sprint.
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www.ctvolympics.ca/worldcupwatch/sport=st/newsid=19854.htmlCanada's short track team adds to medal haulCTVOlympics.ca
By Kristina Rutherford, CTVOlympics.ca Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:08 PM ET
What a way to end the World Cup season.
A day after they won gold, silver and two bronze at the ISU World Cup in Marquette, Mich., Canada's short track speed skaters followed up with a gold and two bronze medals on Sunday at the last stop on the circuit, bringing their medal total to seven.François Hamelin of Ste-Julie, Que., skated to a bronze medal in the 1,000 metres, and then added a gold medal in the men's 5,000m relay.
The Canadian team of Hamelin, François-Louis Tremblay, Guillaume Bastille and Jean Olivier took first in a time of 6:45.588, edging the Americans, who won silver.
Korea won bronze, finishing more than three seconds behind the Canadians.
All three relay teams were missing key members.
Charles Hamelin of Levis, QC., who won bronze in the men's 500m on Saturday, fell during the 1,000m quarterfinal earlier Sunday during a clash with a Chinese skater and suffered a mild concussion, said team leader Yves Hamelin. The skater was removed from competition, a decision made to opt on the side of caution, according to the team leader.The Americans were missing Olympic team members J.R. Celski and Jordan Malone, and the Koreans were skating without three-time Olympic medallist, Lee Ho-Suk.Winning gold in the 1,000m was American Apolo Anton Ohno, who finished in a time of 1:30.420 to edge Korea's Lee Jung-Su (1:30.450). Francois Hamelin finished in 1:30.506.
The Canadian was leading with five laps to go, but Ohno passed him back right away and Hamelin slid in behind. "I was hesitating to make a pass," Hamelin said in a release. "I was happy to be third, but at the same time, I wanted to go in front. There were so many things going through my mind."
Jessica Gregg of Edmonton, Kalyna Roberge of St-Etienne-de-Lauzon, Que., and Valérie Maltais and Marianne St-Gelais, both of Montreal, skated to bronze in the women's 3,000m relay.
In the semi-final, the women set a new standard, bettering the Canadian record by two seconds.
In the final, Canada finished in a time of 4:10.825. China won gold in 4:10.785, while Korea claimed silver (4:10.786).
"In the semi-final, we knew we had a really hard race, so we wanted to be aggressive as usual, and our plan was to stick to the Chinese at the start," Vincent told Speed Skating Canada. "In the final, the strategy was similar, and at the end, Kalyna even almost managed to beat them to the finish. We came really close to the gold."It's amazing for us, because we know we still have so much to work on."
On Saturday, Canada won four medals at the 500m distance, with Tremblay winning gold and Charles Hamelin taking bronze, while on the women's side, Roberge and St-Gelais won silver and bronze, respectively.
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news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/16/content_12464546.htmChina's Wang wins 1,000m at short track speedskating World Cupwww.chinaview.cn 2009-11-16 08:19:08
China's Meng Wang skates to a first-place finish in her heat of the women's 1000-meter event at the short track World Cup speedskating final in Marquette, U.S. on Sunday, Nov., 15, 2009.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Olympic gold medalist Wang Meng of China clinched her second title by winning the women's 1000 meters in 1:31.005 seconds at the short track World Cup speedskating final in Marquette, U.S. on Sunday.
Katherine Reutter of the United States ranked second with a time of 1:31.081 seconds while Park Seung-Hi of South Korea finished third in 1:31.171 seconds.
China's Wang Meng(C), Katherine Reutter of the United States(L) and Park Seung-Hi of South Korea(R) pose on the awarding podium after the short track World Cup speedskating final in Marquette, U.S., Nov. 15, 2009.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)- - - - - -
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www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/536274.html?nav=5010Tremblay takes 1st in 500Reutter sets record in quarterfinal raceBy BILL HARRIS Journal Sports Writer
POSTED: November 15, 2009
MARQUETTE -Both Apolo Anton Ohno and Anthony Lobello were disqualified in quarterfinal heats during Saturday's 500-meter World Cup races at the Berry Events Center in Marquette.
Lobello, who was going into Saturday's races in fourth place, and Ohno each crossed the finish line in the top two places, but were penalized by the International Skating Union officials for impeding other skaters.
Canada's Francois-Louis Tremblay finished first in the men's 500 final, and for a while had his grip on the World Record in the 500-meter distance. However, the record changed hands a few different times, and Si-Bak Sung of Korea - who finished third overall -walked away with the world record time of 40.651.
"In the first round I wasn't quite warmed up to the maximum, so I just wanted to take it easy," Tremblay said. "Happily enough I had the world record, but I always want to improve my time."United States skater Katherine Reutter also set a record with a 43.648 finish in her women's 500 quarterfinal heat. Reutter also holds the American record in the 1,000, and the Junior American 1,000 record as well.
Tremblay added that seeing the world record change hands so often during competition isn't something that happens very often.
"What I will remember of that day is that it was a really fun challenge and a really to see that it seemed like there was always someone beating the world records," he said.A lot of the credit for the records being re-written has to go to the crew at the Berry Events Center for the preparation and care that goes into the ice.
"All you have to do is look at the records being set here," United States team leader Jack Mortell said. "Records keep falling and falling.
"This is the fastest ice on earth," Mortell added. "There has been great preparation here at Northern Michigan University."Thibaut Fauconnet of France was second, Wenhau Liang of China took third and Germany's Robert Seifert finished fifth.
Fauconnet said his second place finish was a huge boost to his team's momentum.
"It was a very good day for my team, because France isn't a very big team," he said. "I was happy to get the silver medal, and it was a good day for my country."Lobello finished his day in 15th place and Ohno was 16th. In the overall World Cup standings - Marquette's World Cup 4 combined with Montreal's World Cup 3 results comprise the qualifying scores for the 2010 Olympic Winter games - Ohno sits at ninth place, while Jeff Simon is sixth and Simon Cho is eighth. Simon and Cho were ill, so their standings were complied by alternates Lobello and Charles Ryan Leveille.
For Ohno, who won the silver medal with his performance in the 1,500-meter final, being at the World Cup is more about what place he finishes in or what his times are.
"My main goals this week were to mix (things) up and try to test myself against some of the other skaters," Ohno said. "It was good and I was happy with that."The United States women didn't finish as well overall as they hoped to in the 500, as Reutter took fourth place, and Alyson Dudek was ninth.
China's Meng Wang took first in 42.961, while Canada's Kalyna Roberge and Marianne St-Gelais finished second and third. Ha-Ri Cho of Korea was fifth.
"Hey, I made it into the finals," Reutter said. "It's my first time competing in the 500 ever at the World Cup, so I still have so much to learn. There are a lot of things I could have done differently and next time I'll do that."Reutter had a rough time in the 1,500 race, as she fell going into one of the final corners during the semifinal heat.
For Wang, who is the current world record holder in the 500, the day went off without a hitch.
"I feel very good about the race and the competition," Wang said through an interpreter. "This is the last important event before the Olympic Games."The World Cup will finish at 12:30 p.m. today at the Berry Events Center with the 1,000-meter and relay finals.
Ohno said that going into the last day of a long week of competition, he's going to have to put mind over matter.
"It's the final day, and I just have to try to show up and have a strong mental game," he said.
"I like the 1,000 and there should be some good racing (today). I just want to race hard, race smart and be safe."
